Arson destroys Brooklyn minibus decorated in Jewish symbols

June 28, 2017

(JTA) – New York Police are investigating the arson of a minibus decorated in Jewish symbols as a possible hate crime.

According to police, someone broke the windows of the bus owned by a Brooklyn artist, Lev “Leviticus” Schieber, and set it on fire at around midnight Sunday in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush section, the New York Post reported. Schieber arrived on the scene 30 minutes later.

Schieber uses the so-called mitzvah bus as a studio and gallery for his paintings in the Crown Heights neighborhood, as well as at festivals and parades. It was seen in the popular music video “I’m a Jew and I’m Proud” by singer Benny Friedman.